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A Brief Window of Freedom
Commentators explain that this verse is a crucial timing note. The phrase "came in and went out" was a common expression for being at liberty. This temporary freedom allowed the king's messengers to reach Jeremiah, but it would soon end as a direct result of the unpopular prophecy he was about to deliver.
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Jeremiah
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Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 37:4
19th Century
Bishop
Jeremiah came in and went out among the people. —The statement is made in reference to the event narrated in Jeremiah 37:…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 37:3–8
16th Century
Theologian
Jeremiah had briefly explained the state of the city and the land: although they had already been severely chastised by God’s scourges, they still …
John Gill
On Jeremiah 37:4
17th Century
Pastor
Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people
Was at full liberty, and could go out of the city, and come in, w…
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Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 37:1–10
17th Century
Minister
Many people witness the fatal effects of other people's sins, yet heedlessly step into their places and follow the same destructive course.
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